HILLSVILLE — A state audit of the Carroll County Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office has turned up numerous issues that could reportedly lead to the loss of revenues, assets or compromise fiscal accountability.

FRIES — Plans for a new Christian school in Fries have been put on hold, as the town re-examines its partnership with the Blue Ridge Crossroads Economic Development Authority (BRCEDA) and the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD).

Since May and June are typical swarm months for honeybees, several Twin County residents are finding bee hives on their property.
Bees can be perceived as a threat because of their sharp stingers, but local beekeepers and the Virginia Cooperative Extension are stressing how important these bees are to the ecosystem.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) has introduced a bill, HR 4498, in the U.S. Congress that would have the federal government legally allow the states to move towards an appropriate use of medicinal marijuana.
Griffith, whose 9th District includes Galax and the Twin Counties, said Virginia passed a medical marijuana statute for glaucoma and cancer treatment in 1979 in the anticipation that one day, federal law would allow it.

At its May 12 meeting, Galax City Council voted to approve two zoning requests that had been reviewed and recommended by the planning commission.
The first request was by the Elks Lodge, which asked that its property be rezoned from B-2 (General Business) to R-1 (Single Family Residential), per a proffer on a previous rezoning application.
The property had been rezoned several years ago, when there was a possibility that a retail store was interested in buying it.

HILLSVILLE — Virginia State Police responded to a vehicle accident involving a Carroll County school bus on May 6.
Police were called to the intersection of routes 221 and 669 in Hillsville on May 6, at around 3:30 p.m., where a car had pulled out into the path of the oncoming school bus, according to a police report filed with the department.
The bus was operated by Nancy Cressell Justis of Hillsville, and the passengers on the bus totaled 27 — 12 students under age 8, and the other 15 between ages 8 and 17.